Outside weather strip of a vehicle

Abstract

An outside weather strip of a vehicle is disclosed. There is provided a movable end piece that can be adjusted in the lengthwise direction of the weather strip in relation to the end of the outside weather strip by manipulating the guide bolt. Accordingly, the gaps that are generally formed between the movable end piece and the door outer panel can be completely eliminated, thereby preventing noise, and maintaining its aesthetic feature.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. An outside weather strip for a vehicle, comprising: 
       a movable end piece slidably fitted to an end of said outside weather strip in the lengthwise direction of said outside weather strip; and  
       sliding means for connecting the movable end piece to said outside weather strip, and for adjusting or fixing said movable end piece in relation to said outside weather strip, said sliding means comprising,  
       a fixed block formed at the end of said outside weather strip;  
       a movable block provided on said movable end piece;  
       a guide bolt passing through said movable block in the lengthwise direction of said outside weather strip and threadably coupled to said fixed block; and  
       restricting means for restricting said guide bolt and said movable block in the lengthwise direction of said outside weather strip.  
     
     
       2. The outside weather strip as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a guide plate provided on said movable end piece for guiding the sliding motion of said movable end piece in relation to said outside weather strip while surrounding the inside of the end of said outside weather strip. 
     
     
       3. The outside weather strip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said restricting means comprises: 
       a non-threaded part without threads on the portion proximal to a head portion of said guide bolt, and capable of performing rotation in relation to said movable block; and  
       a snap ring fastened to said guide bolt to restrict the relative linear motion of said movable block.  
     
     
       4. The outside weather strip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a protuberance is formed on the side of said movable end piece for easy assembling. 
     
     
       5. An outside weather strip, comprising 
       a weather strip body piece;  
       a threaded connector formed on an end of the body piece;  
       a moveable end piece slideably fitted on the end of the body piece, said moveable end piece having extending portion with a hole therethrough; and  
       a bolt passing through said hole and received in said threaded connector.  
     
     
       6. The outside weather strip of  claim 5 , wherein said extending portion has guide plates extending therefrom towards the threaded connector, said guide plates being configured to guide said moveable end piece into alignment with said body piece. 
     
     
       7. The outside weather strip of  claim 5 , wherein said bolt includes a threaded portion and a head with said threaded portion spaced from the head a sufficient distance to permit free rotation in said hole in the moveable end piece.